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PICC Position Paper to the Draft Framework for the National Book Policy
Bellville: Print Industries Cluster Council (PICC) (2005), 66 pp.
"In many countries, dedicated plans and policies have been implemented to increase and develop the book publishing sector. In these interventions, books have been recognised as unique products deserving different and exceptional interventions. The salient issues pertaining to book development includ
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Leer o no leer
Allpanchis (Centro de Pastoral Andina, Cuzco), issue 66 (2005), 189 pp.
Où va le livre en Afrique ?
Top Insights
Paris: L'Harmattan (2003), 239 pp.
"Ce numéro spécial de la revue Africultures, consacré à “Où va le livre en Afrique ?”, contient de nombreuses contributions sur divers aspects de l'édition, du commerce du livre, de l'état du livre et du lectorat en Afrique (principalement francophone). Il comprend également des articles
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Evaluation of UNESCO’s Book, Reading and Cultural Industries Programmes 1990-1998
Paris: UNESCO (2002), 45 pp.
"UNESCO’s involvement with the books programme started off as general in character, becoming focused in the 1990s on country-specific circumstances, culminating in the publication of the practical guide, The National Book Policy. Numerous actions were initiated and implemented under the programmes
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Restructuring the Book Sector: The example of Mongolia
Paris; Ulaanbaatar: UNESCO; MFOS Centre for Scientific & Technological Information (2000), 55 pp.
Educational Publishing in Global Perspective: Capacity Building and Trends
Top Insights
Washington, DC: World Bank (1998), ix, 229 pp.
"This is something of a benchmark volume on the subject of publishing and book development in Africa (and in some other developing countries). It contains the proceedings, and reflects the thinking and the deliberations that emerged from a seminar on“Understanding the Educational Book Industry”,
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The Book Situation in Romania
Strasbourg: Council of Europe; UNESCO (1998), [13 pp.]
Report on the National Consultation Forum on the Development of Botswana's National Book Policy: Boipuso Conference and Exhibition Centre, Gaborone, Botswana, 6th-8th October, 1997
Gaborone; London: Ministry of Education; Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), Working Group on Books and Learning Materials (1997), 81 pp.
"The report of a consultation forum which brought together 58 participants from book-related organizations and institutions in Botswana, and which was convened to identify the key issues in book development, the problems facing the book industries in Botswana, and the way forward to lead to the esta
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Guidelines for the Conduct and Organization of National Book Sector Consultations
Paris: UNESCO-DANIDA Basic Learning Materials Initiative (1997), 44 pp.
"The UNESCO/DANIDA Basic Learning Materials Initiative originated in the International Consultative Forum on Education for All. The first phase of the programme began in 1993, with a survey of the book sector in selected countries, and culminated in the publication of a manual entitled “A Guide to
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A Guide to Sustainable Book Provision
Key Guidance
Paris: UNESCO (1997), 116 pp.
"While many other publication address the problems of developing local private publishing from a commercial and professional point of view, this guide is specifically designed for the purpose of creating a sustainable and affordable system for the provision of good quality learning materials for sch
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National Book Policies for Africa: The Key to Long-Term Development. Proceedings of the Zimbabwe International Book Fair Indaba 1996, Harare, Zimbabwe, 26-27 July 1996
Harare: Zimbabwe International Book Fair Trust (1996), 84 pp.
"The proceedings of an 'Indaba' on national book policies held immediately before the 1996 Zimbabwe International Book Fair, and which attracted participants and speakers from many parts of Africa and elsewhere, representing the whole spectrum of book sector interests. Conceived in collaboration wit
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Book Subsidy Schemes: An International Perspective
"Examines the nature of book subsidy schemes in Europe, North America, Australia, India, and in Africa." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1401)
International Book Publishing: An Encyclopedia
Top Insights
London; Chicago: Fritzroy Dearborn Publishers (1995), xxvi, 736 pp.
"The first part [...] deals with [...] topics as copyright protection, desktop advances, the role of the editor, multinational publishers, scholarly publishing, best-sellers, and more. Major essays explore the nature and impact of the new technologies, changing patterns of readership, scientific pub
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El libro en Chile: Presente y futuro
Santiago de Chile: CENECA; Cámara Chilena del Libro; Centro de Estudios del Desarrollo (CED) (1986), 126 pp.
World Congress on Books
Paris: UNESCO (1982), 22 pp.
"In two parts: 'International Book Year Plus Ten' and 'Toward a Reading Society: Targets for the 80s.' The first of these is an analysis of present trends and forecasts for the future such as problems facing governments and all who are concerned with the production and distribution of books in an in
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Zambia National Council for Book Development
Paris: UNESCO (1982), 43 pp.
"A UNESCO mission report to assist the Government of Zambia in the establishment of a National Council for Book Development; to advise the government on the objectives and functioning of such a Council, to assist in the drafting of the Council's constitution and advise on its staff and budget; and t
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Promoting National Book Strategies in Asia and the Pacific: Problems and Perspectives
Paris: UNESCO (1982), 33 pp. + annexes
